Buildup: England look to stay alive A victory for Sri Lanka against England will in all likelihood confirm a berth in the semi-finals for the Dinesh Chandimal-led side and they will be looking to take England by the throat when they face off in their Group 1 Super 10 encounter. England, who lost a rain-curtailed game against New Zealand, will be desperate for a win to stay in the competition.

Pitch Report: Good track to bat on "Expect the England pacers to hit the deck, they should get some extra bounce on this surface. The slower ones will be useful, but it should still be a good track to bat on. There is plenty of dew around, that should affect the Sri Lankan spinners later on," said Nick Knight.

Toss and Teams: Both teams unchanged Stuart Broad won the toss and did not have any hesitation in asking Sri Lanka to bat first, considering the dew factor in the second innings. Both teams were unchanged.

1.2: Perera falls early Sri Lanka suffered an early setback as Kusal Perera fell to Jade Dernbach in the 2nd over. It was a short delivery directed towards his body and the opener tried to go for the pull but could not connect. There was a deviation as the ball went past the batsman's gloves to the keeper and umpire Tucker reckoned that there was some glove, although the batsman thought otherwise. FOW 4/1 in 1.2.

1.3: Mahela survives Mahela Jayawardene closed the face of the bat early to get a leading edge and Michael Lumb dived at cover to claim a catch. Mahela waited and the umpire referred to the television umpire, who though that the balled had landed in Lumb's hands on the bounce.

Twitter: Reaction

Two terrible decisions to start the game! Great catch by Lumb. Why oh why can't batsmen just accept it ? #travesty

4.3: Mahela survives again After the early drama, Mahela and Tillkaratne Dilshan batted positively to help Sri Lanka forward. Mahela was the more positive of the two as he found the boundaries at a regular rate and even had luck going his way. After hitting Tim Bresnan for a six in the 5th over, he attempted another big stroke, only to mis-time it towards mid-on. Dernbach, who was positioned there, put down a dolly, much to England's disappointment. To add insult to injury, Mahela edged the next one off Bresnan to the fine-leg fence to take Sri Lanka to 35/1 after 5 overs.

5.3: Mahela crosses 900 A stylish flick to the square leg boundary off Chris Jordan helped Mahela bring up 900 runs in T20 World Cups, the first to reach that mark. At the end of the 6th over, Sri Lanka moved to 42/1.

7.2: SL cross fifty, reprieve for Dilshan Dilshan, who had not scored a single four so far, hit his second maximum when he deposited Broad over the mid-wicket fence in the 8th over. This helped Sri Lanka past the 50-run mark. Broad could have picked up his wicket after that but for, who put down a catch at backward square leg when Dilshan had pulled one straight to him. Dilshan's first four came in the 10th over when he clubbed Jordan to mid wicket to take Sri Lanka to 70/1.

Twitter: Reaction

They get paid to play cricket... and they are fielding like a schoolboy XI. Pathetic.. with Bangladesh, you kind of are not surprised... but

10.2: 100 fours for Mahela Mahela continued positively as he scored back-to-back boundaries off James Tredwell in the 11th over. The first four of the over was Mahela's 6th in the innings and his 100th in World T20s, making him the first to get to the mark.

11.3: Another reprieve for Dilshan Dilshan was late on the pull and got a top edge behind square. Jos Buttler ran across to his left but it was Dernbach's catch, who was running in from the deep. However, both stopped mid-way and the ball safely landed right between them.

12.1, 12.6 and 13.1: Fifty for Mahela, 100 for SL and 100-run stand Mahela scored another four off Tredwell, his 8th in the innings which helped him bring up his 9th fifty in T20Is. The experienced batsman then hit Tredwell for a maximum in the same over to help Sri Lanka past 100. A single for Dilshan in the next over brought up the 100-run stand for the 2nd wicket. A single off Dernbach in the 15th over took the partnership to 115, making it the best second wicket stand against England in T20Is.

Twitter: Reaction

Ashley Giles looks round the side searching for a scapegoat - realises that card has already been played... #ECBClowns#wt20#engvsl

14.5: Another drop Luck continued to favour Mahela as he was put down once again. He tried to hit Dernbach over extra cover in the 15th over and Bresnan got across to the ball from the deep and got both his hands to the ball, before letting it go.

Twitter: Reaction

If Mahela gets a ton, he may raise his bat towards the england fielders instead of the crowd.

15.5: Fifty for Dilshan Dilshan, who was playing second-fiddle to Mahela, scored a boundary off Broad in the 16th over to bring up his 9th T20I fifty. The four also took the partnership to 138, best for any wicket against England in World T20s, surpassing the 136-run stand between Gambhir and Sehwag in 2007.

16.4 and 17.2: Mahela, Dilshan finally depart Mahela's innings finally came to an end when he fell to Chris Jordan in the 17th over. He backed away and tried to go over mid-wicket but missed it completely and was castled. Mahela departed after a quick-fire 89 off 51 and his knock included 11 fours and 3 sixes. Dilshan was the next to depart, falling to Dernbach in the 18th over. He tried to go over the top but found Jordan at deep mid wicket to depart on 55 off 47 (4 fours and 2 sixes) FOW 149/2 in 16.4 and 156/3 in 17.2.

18.1: Sanga falls for nought Jordan picked up his second wicket when he dismissed Kumar Sangakkara for a duck in the 19th over. The left-hander tried to make room and go over cover but could not get hold of it and ended up offering a simple catch to Alex Hales at mid off. FOW 169/4 in 18.1.

Twitter: Stats

First time in his T20I career, Kumar Sangakkara is out for Golden Duck. #wt20

Innings end: Sri Lanka finish with 189 Thisara Perera, who was dropped by Ravi Bopara in the final over off Bresnan, scored an unbeaten 23 off 12. Sri Lanka finished with a total of 189/4 with 16 runs coming off the final over.

Innings summary: Horrible day for England on the field It was a day to forget for England on the field. They were unlucky to start with, with Jayawardene surviving what looked like a clean catch. They could have had him again though, but for their butter fingered catching and some awful keeping. Dilshan looked very scratchy, and he too was a recipient of England's poor catching. The duo added a massive 145 runs for the second wicket, and have left England with a mountain to climb. The dew seems to be at its worst though, and that might help England a bit during their record chase.

0.5 and 0.6: Kulasekara gives SL dream start Sri Lanka could not have asked for a better start with the ball as Nuwan Kulasekara dismissed the men-in-form, Michael Lumb and Moeen Ali for ducks in the opening over. Charging down the track, Lumb attempted a big shot but missed it completely and was castled. Moeen drove at a delivery that moved away from him and ended up edging to Sachitra Senanayake at second slip, who held on to a fine catch. FOW 0/1 in 0.5 and 0/2 in 0.6.

Update: Hales, Morgan help England rebuild Hales batted in a positive manner, finding the fence four times in the 2nd and the 3rd over off Angelo Mathews and Kulasekara, to help England recover from the early blows. Malinga's yorkers kept both Eoin Morgan and Hales in check as the slingy pacer hardly missed the block-hole. But the 3rd wicket pair made use of every available opportunity to score a boundary. Morgan, who managed a boundary off Malinga in the 4th over, got to 1000 runs in T20Is when he hit Senanayake for a four in the 5th over. Hales then found the deep mid-wicket fence off Malinga to take England to 37/2 after 6 overs.

Update: England up the ante Even as the required rate was going up, Morgan and Hales were up to the task. Morgan, who scored his 100th six in T20s when he deposited Mathews over long on in the 10th over, went on to score a four in the same over while Hales managed one too as they took England to 72/2 after 10 overs.

12.1, 12.4, 12.6 and 13.1: Twin fifties, century stand and a drop Hales brought up his 7th T20I fifty with a four to third man off Perera in the 13th over. Morgan, who had hit Mendis for a six and a four in the 11th over and scored a four off Senanayake in the 12th, brought the 100-run stand with a single off Perera. Sri Lanka missed a chance to send back Hales as Mahela put down a catch at backward square leg when Hales played a pull straight to him and the Lankan had to leave the field after hurting his fingers in the process. In the next over, Morgan reverse-swept Senanayake for a four to register his 5th T20I fifty.

Twitter: Stats The boundary for Morgan off Senanayake took the partnership to 112 which was:

15th and 16th over: Hales powers England Hales took the attack to Mendis in the 15th over, scoring three sixes before finishing the over with a four. A total of 25 runs came off that over, which brought down the required-rate drastically. The third six in that over took the partnership to 138, making it the best 3rd wicket stand in T20Is, surpassing the 137-run stand between Guptill and Williamson against New Zealand. In the next over, Hales scored a boundary off Malinga to enter the nineties for the third time in his T20I career while taking England to 39 runs away from victory.

16.2 and 16.6: Kulasekara delivers crucial blows Kulasekara delivered an important blow, dismissing Morgan for 57 in the 17th over to pick up his third wicket. It was a length delivery and in the slot for Morgan, who mistimed it straight down the throat of Mathews at long on. Jos Buttler did not do much, becoming Kulasekara's 4th scalp when he found Chandimal at extra cover. FOW 152/3 in 16.2 and 156/4 in 16.6.

Twitter: Reaction

Lovely over from Kulasekara - four runs and two wickets. No wonder he's the only seamer in the top 10 of T20 rankings...

18th over: Malinga concedes 11 Ravi Bopara hit a couple of yorker-length deliveries to the third-man boundary off the first two balls of the 18th over bowled by Malinga. The third one was again a yorker which yielded no runs while the fourth was a single to square leg off a full delivery. A wide from the bowler did not help Sri Lanka's cause while he managed to finish off with a dot and a single, leaving England 23 to get off 12 with Hales on strike.

19th over: Hales 100 takes England closer After scoring a couple off Kulasekara in the first ball of the 18th over, Hales brought up his first T20I century and the first for an England player in style with a six over the cover boundary. The next one too was a maximum as Hales carted Kulasekara between mid wicket and long on to bring the equation to 9 off 9. The next two were singles before Kulasekara bowled a dot, leaving England with 7 to get off 6.

Innings End: Hales brlliance helps England pull off record chase Bopara took a single off Mathews in the final over before Hales finished it off in style by depositing the bowler over the mid wicket fence to help England win with 6 wickets and 4 deliveries to spare.

Twitter: Reaction

While everyone waited for GayleStorm.... the HalesStorm has struck like a lightening and captured the horizon! #WT20

Match Summary: Hales-storm strikes SL England got off to a terrible start as they lost two wickets in the very first over. The heroes from the last game, Lumb and Moeen Ali went for ducks. However, it was the Hales and Morgan show that helped England pull off a record chase. Both took their time to settle down but once they were in, the bowlers were taken apart. They added 152-runs for the third wicket which is a record in World T20s. Morgan departed when he was looking good but Hales continued and got his maiden T20I hundred. He didn't give up after that as he brought up the winning runs with a massive six. Sri Lanka have only lost twice out of 21 games when they posted more than 150 while batting first. But, today was not their day. The bowlers could not get wickets at regular intervals after Kulasekara's early strikes. The seam bowler returned to pick up two more wickets but that was not enough to stop Hales, whose brilliance helped England prevail.